US President Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November.

"[Trump] means what he says, we don’t take him seriously. He means it, all this stuff about ‘if we lose it will be a bloodbath’.

Mr Trump’s comment that it would “be a bloodbath for the country” if he loses the election, made as he was talking about the auto industry in March, triggered a wave of criticism.

The Trump campaign, however, said the comment was specifically about the auto industry and had been deliberately taken out of context. It sent a fundraising email which said Trump’s political opponents and others had been “viciously” misquoting him.

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    Of course he’s gonna try it again, you took it far too lightly last time. Maybe Kamala will enforce the law

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      She is a former prosecutor and former AG. If anyone would, it’s her.

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        It’s also a bit of a delicate matter though. No matter what the government attacking a group of people is a bad look.

        Typically, the crowds don’t fight back, or half the police force switches sides, or who knows what may happen.

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          Rolling over and capitulating to murderous treason is a bad look too.

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      There’s a chance he drops the hammer if they try to storm the capitol again. He has the legal power to deploy the federal military to protect D.C.